South Africa Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1970-2021
Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
- South Africa greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2007 was 502,130.26, a 4.6% increase from 2006.
- South Africa greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2006 was 480,054.73, a 3.66% decline from 2005.
- South Africa greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2005 was 498,312.89, a 5.42% increase from 2004.
- South Africa greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2004 was 472,713.79, a 3.59% increase from 2003.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| China |
9,124,046.50 |
| Brazil |
2,703,498.56 |
| Russia |
2,604,102.33 |
| Iran |
650,956.81 |
| Mexico |
646,318.66 |
| South Africa |
502,130.26 |
| Turkey |
406,298.25 |
| Thailand |
388,568.00 |
| Kazakhstan |
315,840.14 |
| Venezuela |
280,143.82 |
| Malaysia |
250,680.68 |
| Colombia |
177,034.10 |
| Algeria |
157,333.43 |
| Romania |
141,043.06 |
| Paraguay |
138,575.70 |
| Iraq |
130,078.49 |
| Belarus |
95,710.82 |
| Turkmenistan |
86,686.09 |
| Bulgaria |
72,526.72 |
| Libya |
71,090.57 |
| Peru |
70,911.51 |
| Ecuador |
49,801.89 |
| Azerbaijan |
45,144.11 |
| Cuba |
44,012.99 |
| Namibia |
36,561.10 |
| Guatemala |
34,084.60 |
| Dominican Republic |
30,393.15 |
| Botswana |
26,082.88 |
| Bosnia |
24,673.09 |
| Jordan |
23,900.58 |
| Jamaica |
15,423.55 |
| Lebanon |
15,102.07 |
| Gabon |
13,080.54 |
| North Macedonia |
12,465.44 |
| Costa Rica |
11,298.03 |
| Albania |
9,879.39 |
| Armenia |
9,323.72 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
5,927.14 |
| Guyana |
4,939.33 |
| Suriname |
2,466.90 |
| Fiji |
2,097.70 |
| Belize |
1,802.16 |
| Grenada |
625.76 |
| St. Lucia |
512.25 |
| Samoa |
326.94 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
276.97 |
| Dominica |
195.28 |
| Tonga |
153.47 |
| American Samoa |
53.91 |
| Tuvalu |
5.05 |
| South Africa Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2007 |
502,130.26 |
4.60% |
| 2006 |
480,054.73 |
-3.66% |
| 2005 |
498,312.89 |
5.42% |
| 2004 |
472,713.79 |
3.59% |
| 2003 |
456,334.13 |
5.13% |
| 2002 |
434,071.08 |
4.34% |
| 2001 |
416,031.24 |
-1.06% |
| 2000 |
420,482.75 |
-2.41% |
| 1999 |
430,853.84 |
-5.91% |
| 1998 |
457,895.90 |
13.61% |
| 1997 |
403,030.55 |
5.05% |
| 1996 |
383,673.27 |
3.32% |
| 1995 |
371,350.21 |
4.41% |
| 1994 |
355,673.58 |
2.25% |
| 1993 |
347,840.73 |
-1.70% |
| 1992 |
353,846.55 |
3.04% |
| 1991 |
343,391.12 |
-1.66% |
| 1990 |
349,202.00 |
16.46% |
| 1983 |
299,856.87 |
-3.07% |
| 1982 |
309,369.22 |
-0.79% |
| 1981 |
311,848.01 |
1.29% |
| 1980 |
307,875.57 |
3.04% |
| 1979 |
298,781.01 |
4.17% |
| 1978 |
286,819.56 |
-7.41% |
| 1977 |
309,765.41 |
0.41% |
| 1976 |
308,489.58 |
4.91% |
| 1975 |
294,054.85 |
6.67% |
| 1974 |
275,680.14 |
2.38% |
| 1973 |
269,278.45 |
7.30% |
| 1972 |
250,958.92 |
0.22% |
| 1971 |
250,418.76 |
-1.32% |
| 1970 |
253,769.71 |
-1.32% |
